RIOJA-2 was a submarine telecommunications cable system linking the United Kingdom and Belgium across the

North Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for se ...

English Channel The English Channel, also known as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France. It links to the southern part of the North Sea by the Strait of Dover at its northeastern end. It is the busi ...

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De Panne De Panne (; ) is a town and a municipality located on the North Sea coast of the Belgian province of West Flanders. There it borders France, making it the westernmost town in Belgium. It is one of the most popular resort town destinations within ...

West Flanders West Flanders is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region, in Belgium. It is the only coastal Belgian province, facing the North Sea to the northwest. It has land borders with the Dutch province of Zeeland to the northeast, the Flemis ...

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It was withdrawn from service on 13 October 2006.http://atlantic-cable.com/Cables/CableTimeLine/index1951.htm, Atlantic Cable Cable Timeline

References

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Submarine communications cables in the English Channel Belgium–United Kingdom relations De Panne 2006 disestablishments in England 2006 disestablishments in Belgium {{telecomm-stub